Nomenclature: wfo-0000630201
![Kew Gardens K000533007: Eggers [2131] Dominican Republic Kew Gardens K000533007: Eggers [2131] Dominican Republic](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/af4a2c307f5e2f1de323e402c9b545c0.jpg)
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Cuphea melanium Disp. Syst. Pl. : 107 (1803)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Disp. Syst. Pl. 107. 1803 BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000533007: Eggers [2131] Dominican Republic Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000533008: Wright, C. [161a] Cuba Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000533009: Wright, C. [1236] Cuba Link to Type provided by Kew
- person : Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel (1783-1856) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Steud.' in the authors string.
- person : Robert Brown (1773-1858) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'R.Br.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 553102-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-2748225
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-2748225
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2021-12 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12Placement: Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Cuphea > Cuphea melanium
Synonyms
- Lythrum cordifolium
- Melanium alliaceum
- Cuphea cordifolia
- Cuphea ekmanii
- Cuphea pseudomelanium
- Cuphea rotundifolia
- Cuphea swartziana
- Parsonsia swartziana
- Lythrum melanium